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Child and adolescent obesity : a practical approach to clinical weight management / edited by Laura Stewart. - 1 online resource (xx, 266 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Managing and securing a sustained decrease in the prevalence of childhood obesity is one of the major public health challenges of the 21st century. In 2021 the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there were 39 million children under the age of 5 living with overweight or obesity in the year 2020. While there were over 340 million children and young people (CYP) aged 5-19 living with overweight or obesity in the year 2016 [2]. The WHO demonstrated the importance they placed on tackling childhood obesity to worldwide health by setting a target in 2011 for worldwide childhood obesity prevalence to be no more than 2010 levels by the year 2025"--

ISBN: 9781119798842 9781119798873 1119798876 9781119798859 111979885X 1119798868 9781119798866

LCCN: 2024004260

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Obesity in children.
Overweight children.
Weight loss.
Pediatric Obesity
Obesity Management
Weight Loss
Obésité chez l'enfant.
Enfants en surpoids.
Perte de poids.
Nutrition.
Diet & Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS.
Nursing.
MEDICAL.
Nutrition.
Diet & Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS.
Nursing.
MEDICAL.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RJ102 / .C45 2024

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WS 115